About the Autonomous Systems Initiative
The Autonomous Systems Initiative (ASI) began with the idea to leverage Campus Alberta’s burgeoning expertise in automated systems and machine learning and develop it into a powerhouse of world-leading research activity that could directly contribute to Alberta’s industry and economy through partnerships.
With combined funds of $15.5M and 30 leading researchers from across Alberta’s research institutions, ASI seeks to develop both understanding and applications of these systems that will help us to remain economically competitive in a global context, while effectively addressing the challenges of climate change, efficient energy production and use, transportation needs, advanced manufacturing, and medical innovation.
About ASI's Research Themes
ASI teams up research and industry experts across Alberta to develop automated technologies spanning key areas of health, transportation, sustainability and industry. Each theme represents a key area of development for automated systems that will have the highest impact on our environment, our communities, and our livelihoods. These represent priority areas for Alberta’s economy and the vision for growth in the future.
Methodologies and Tools
Theme 1 investigates new control and monitoring tools for event driven control, multi-agent systems and industrial alarm monitoring.
Mobile Communities
Theme 2 focuses on enhanced intelligent vehicles and digital infrastructure for efficient, safe and responsive automated transport.
Sustainable Communities
Theme 3 spans unmanned aerial vehicles for use in disasters as well as vehicle-level emissions models using a data-driven approach.
Healthy Communities
Theme 4 addresses haptics and teleoperation control, medical robotics, and image-guided surgery to meet emerging healthcare demands.
Industrial Communities
Theme 5 seeks capabilities for immediate robotic response to leaks or disaster mitigation or avoidance at remote unmanned infrastructures.
ASI's Organizational Structure
The Autonomous Systems Initiative (ASI) organizational structure was designed to maximize the outcomes of the Major Innovation Fund (MIF) program and to create a robust and scalable structure that will allow the ASI to grow beyond the initial funding provided through the MIF.
